Auction 458 / Lot n° 81

MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista (1682-1771) - De sedibus, et causis morborum per anatomen indagatis libri quinque. Padua: Remondini, 1675.
Second edition of the first important work of pathological anatomy first published in 1761 and based on his findings in nearly 650 autopsies.
2 parts in one volume, folio (378 x 230mm). Half title, engraved portrait frontispiece by Giovanni Volpato, first title printed in red and black with engraved vignette repeated on second title (some foxing). 18th-century marbled calf, gilt spine, title on spine label, red edges (extremities rubbed, corners bumped).